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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/72 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/005 (2013.01); B29C 45/14344 (2013.01); B29C 70/72 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 29/004 (2013.01); B62D 29/048 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract
A composite vehicle body panel includes a fiber reinforced plastic panel and a steel flange disposed in the fiber reinforced plastic panel and having an edge protruding outward from the fiber reinforced plastic panel beyond an outer edge of the fiber reinforced plastic panel. The composite vehicle body panel can be used in vehicle structures manufactured on standard vehicle productions lines, thereby easing vehicle manufacturing, improving productivity, and providing increased rigidity to the vehicle bodies. A method of manufacturing the composite vehicle body panel and a vehicle structure using the panel are also provided.